of falls of water...are indescribably unique and beautiful,” the Times reported. The great landscape painter Albert Bierstadt promptly headed to Yosemite. Ralph Waldo Emerson said Watkins’ i ...

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For the slightly more agile a well marked route branches off the Rimu Loop Walk after 15 minutes and undulates through the forest to the Whataroa Falls. The waterfall is a popular swimming hole and ...